IPC 6 English version A61B 6/00-A61B 19/12

A61B00600-A61B01912

SECTION A– HUMAN NECESSITIES

A 61

MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

A 61 B

DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G 01 N, e.g. G 01 N 33/48; obtaining records using waves other than optical waves, in general G 03 B 42/00)

Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment (X-ray contrast preparations A 61 K 49/04; preparations containing radioactive substances A 61 K 51/00; radiation therapy per se A 61 N 5/00; instruments measuring radiation intensity for application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting, G 01 T 1/161; apparatus for taking X-ray photographs G 03 B 42/02; X-ray photographic processes G 03 C 5/16; irradiation devices G 21 K; X-ray apparatus or circuits therefor H 05 G 1/00)

Devices for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis (stereoscopic photography G 03 B 35/00)

Computerised tomographs (echo-tomography A 61 B 8/14; data processing equipment for medical or biological purposes G 06 F 17/00, G 06 F 19/00) [4]

Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like (operating tables A 61 G 13/00; operating chairs A 61 G 15/00)

Diaphragms

Auxiliary means for directing the radiation beam to a particular spot, e.g. using light beams

Application or adaptation of safety means (protection against dangerous radiation in general G 21 F)

Devices for detecting or locating foreign bodies (A 61 B 6/02 takes precedence)

Applications or adaptations for dentistry

Instruments for auscultation

Stethoscopes

Electric stethoscopes (microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H 04 R)

Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves (ultrasound therapy A 61 N 7/00; systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. acoustic imaging, G 01 S 15/00) [4]

Measuring pulse or heart rate [4]

Measuring blood pressure [4]

Measuring blood flow (measuring volume flow in general G 01 F, e.g. G 01 F 1/66, G 01 F 1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G 01 P 5/00) [4]

Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings (A 61 B 8/02 to A 61 B 8/06 take precedence) [4]

Eye inspection [4]

in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters (catheters per se A 61 M 25/00) [4]

Tomography (A 61 B 8/10, A 61 B 8/12 take precedence; tomography for radiation diagnosis A 61 B 6/02) [5]

Echo-tomography [4]

Transmission-tomography [5]

Instruments for examination by percussion; Pleximeters

10/

Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis (vaccination prophylaxis, vaccination therapy A 61 B 17/20); Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination (menstruation tables G 06 C 3/00); Throat striking implements [4]

Note

Attention is drawn to group A 61 F 13/15 which provides for swabs. [5]

13/

Instruments for depressing the tongue (combined with illuminating and viewing instruments A 61 B 1/24; combined with saliva removers A 61 C 17/10) [5]

16/

Devices specially adapted for vivisection or autopsy (similar devices for medical purposes, see the relevant groups for such devices)

Surgery

17/

Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets (contraceptive devices, pessaries, or applicators therefor A 61 F 6/00; ophthalmology, otology A 61 F 9/00, A 61 F 11/00) [3]

17/

for holding wounds open; Tractors (drainage appliances for wounds A 61 M 27/00)

17/

for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed, e.g. surgical staples; Accessories for use therewith [6]

17/

for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials (suture materials A 61 L 17/00) [3]

17/

Needles; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials (puncturing needles A 61 B 17/34; nerve needles A 61 C 5/02; hypodermic needles A 61 M 5/32) [3]

17/

062

Needle manipulators [6]

17/

064

Surgical staples [5]

17/

068

Surgical staplers (for performing anastomosis A 61 B 17/115) [5]

17/

072

for applying a row of staples in a single action [5]

17/

076

for removing surgical staples [5]

17/

Wound clamps

17/

for applying or removing wound clamps; Wound clamp magazines (containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or with special means for dispensing contents B 65 D 83/00, B 65 D 85/00)

17/

for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis

17/

115

Staplers [5]

17/

for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord (specially adapted for vas deferens or fallopian tubes A 61 F 6/20; materials for ligaturing blood vessels A 61 L 17/00)

17/

122

Clamps or clips [6]

17/

125

combined with cutting implements [6]

17/

128

for applying or removing clamps or clips [6]

17/

132

Tourniquets [6]

17/

135

inflatable (for measuring blood pressure A 61 B 5/022; inflatable pressure pads A 61 F 5/34) [6]

17/

138

combined with cutting implements (A 61 B 17/125 takes precedence) [6]

17/

Surgical saws (tooth saws A 61 C 3/12; cast-cutting saws A 61 F 15/02)

17/

Guides therefor [6]

17/

Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans

17/

Guides for drills [6]

17/

for vaccinating or cleaning the skin previous to the vaccination (diagnosis by vaccination A 61 B 10/00; apparatus for injections A 61 M)

17/

Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations (ultrasound therapy A 61 N 7/00); for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for [6]

17/

225

for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), e.g. by using ultrasonic waves (ultrasound therapy A 61 N 7/00) [6]

17/

for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose (for medical inspection of cavities or tubes in the body A 61 B 1/00); Tongue scrapers

17/

Tonsillotomes, with or without means for stopping bleeding

17/

Surgical forceps (obstetrical forceps A 61 B 17/44)

17/

Surgical pincettes (wound clamps A 61 B 17/08)

17/

Surgical knives or cutting instruments; Endoscopic cutting instruments (A 61 B 17/36 takes precedence; other endoscopes A 61 B 1/00; endoscopes for biopsy A 61 B 10/00; implements for ligaturing and cutting A 61 B 17/125, A 61 B 17/138) [3]

17/

322

Skin grafting apparatus [2]

17/

326

Circumcision apparatus

17/

Trocars; Puncturing needles [2]

17/

Electrosurgical apparatus or circuits therefor; Cauterisation instruments for surgical purposes; Moxaburners; Cryogenic technique (devices for heating or cooling specific reflex points of the body within cell-life limits A 61 H 39/06; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A 61 N) [3]

17/

Electrically heated apparatus [3]

17/

using high frequency current [3]

17/

for removing hair [3]

17/

Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods (dilators A 61 M 29/00)

17/

425

for reproduction or fertilisation (specially adapted for use with animals A 61 D 19/00) [5]

17/

for artificial insemination [5]

17/

435

for embryo transplantation [5]

17/

Obstetrical forceps

17/

Embryotomes (for animals A 61 D 1/10)

17/

Bags for midwives

17/

Instruments, other than pincettes or toothpicks, for removing foreign bodies from the human body (locating otherwise A 61 B 5/06; locating by radiation A 61 B 6/00)

17/

Magnets

17/

Chiropodists' instruments

17/

Surgical instruments or methods for treatment of bones or joints; Devices specially adapted therefor (orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints A 61 F 5/00) [4]

17/

for osteosynthesis, e.g. bone plates, screws or the like (A 61 B 17/14, A 61 B 17/16 take precedence) [4,6]

17/

for external osteosynthesis, e.g. distractors, contractors (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A 61 F 13/00) [4]

17/

Ring frames, i.e. devices extending around the bones to be positioned (A 61 B 17/66 takes precedence) [6]

17/

Devices extending alongside the bones to be positioned (A 61 B 17/66 takes precedence) [6]

17/

Compression or distraction mechanisms [6]

17/

Internal fixation devices [6]

17/

Spinal positioners or stabilisers [6]

17/

Intramedullary devices [6]

17/

Devices for the head of the femur [6]

17/

fixed by screws [6]

17/

fixed by nails, pins or the like [6]

17/

Cortical plates [6]

17/

for bone cerclage [6]

17/

Fasteners therefor [6]

17/

Pins or screws [6]

17/

Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices [6]

17/

Guides therefor [6]

17/

Impactors or extractors, e.g. for removing intramedullary devices [6]

19/

Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups A 61 B 1/00 to A 61 B 17/00, e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors (devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A 61 M 1/00)

19/

Protective casings or covers for appliances or instruments, e.g. boxes or sterile covers; Instrument tables or cupboards; Doctors' bags

19/

Operating gloves; Finger-stalls for operating; Devices for treating them, e.g. cleaning, powdering (glove-boxes for manipulating, gloves therefor B 25 J 21/02)

19/

Surgical drapes (bandages, dressings or absorbent pads A 61 F 13/00) [3]

19/

with means to retain or hold surgical implements [5]

19/

tubular, e.g. for arms or legs [5]

A61 - A61B 5/22